Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2024 11:56:40 -0400 From: Joe Clarke <jclarke@marcuscom.com> To: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: Warner Losh <imp@freebsd.org>, src-committers <src-committers@freebsd.org>, dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org, dev-commits-src-branches@freebsd.org Subject: Re: git: 6b0a2b19c845 - stable/13 - stand: Print a warning of the loader is too old Message-ID: <4d8fcff6-92c4-4044-94f9-cf91af06a415@marcuscom.com> In-Reply-To: <CANCZdfp0oY6Xq1=jgLhKRehd6rTT6p%2BcMCtO4HVizT3ssMB50Q@mail.gmail.com> References: <202408011457.471Evboq057700@gitrepo.freebsd.org> <a7bdad9f-4aff-4e29-95d3-0c441d8d306d@marcuscom.com> <CANCZdfp0oY6Xq1=jgLhKRehd6rTT6p%2BcMCtO4HVizT3ssMB50Q@mail.gmail.com>
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On 8/1/24 11:43, Warner Losh wrote:
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 1, 2024, 9:39 AM Joe Clarke <jclarke@marcuscom.com
> <mailto:jclarke@marcuscom.com>> wrote:
>
> On 8/1/24 10:57, Warner Losh wrote:
>
> > +if core.loaderTooOld() then
> > +
> print("**********************************************************************")
> > +
> print("**********************************************************************")
> > + print("*****
> *****")
> > + print("***** BOOT LOADER IS TOO OLD. PLEASE
> UPGRADE. *****")
> > + print("*****
> *****")
> > +
> print("**********************************************************************")
> > +
> print("**********************************************************************")
> > +end
> > +
>
> Hey, Warner. I know this is an MFC, but could the message be updated
> with a pointer on _how_ to do that upgrade? I always find myself
> re-learning the process as FreeBSD has evolved, and a current man
> pointer would always help.
>
>
> We have a man page for this already, but it's not very good. I'd hoped
> to do something with release notes for this release. I was racing the
> freeze deadline with the actual change and was going to chase it with
> the new / improved docs.
Thanks. Improved docs and release notes definitely help. Just thinking
beyond 13.4. If people hit this message pointing them to, "(see
loader.8)" (or somesuch) would help those find the right answer quickly.
Joe
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